[drama 2006] Shin Don 신돈

Kong Min Wang (Jung Bo Suk)"Do you know who I am? I am the King of Koryo!"

The King of Koryo who puts the country in order.

Nokuk Gongju (Suh Ji Hye)"From now on, I am a woman of Koryo."

The Queen of Koryo & the Princess of Mongolia. She learns to truly love Kong Min Wang and Koryo.16 years into her marriage to the King, she has bears his child but diesduring childbirth. Suh Ji Hye also plays another character by the name of Ban-ya. Ban-ya is Shin Don's adopted daughter. After the death of Nokuk Gongju, the Kingsees Ban-ya and falls in love with her for she looks exactly like Nokuk Gongju.

Shin Don (Son Chang Min)A character Kong Min Wang and Nokuk Gongju depend on for advice inruling the Koryo. After the death of Nokuk Gongju, Shin Don becomes the King's right hand.

Ki Hwang Hoo (Kim Ae Ri)A Koryo woman but becomes the Queen of Mongolia. The King leaves Mongolia and Koryo in her hands.

Synopsis:

Kong Min Wang (Jung Bo Suk) was exiled to the Mongolia when he was a little prince. There, the Mongolians held him captive so they can manipulate Koryo (Korea, but at this time Korea was divided in 3). The Mongolian queen, Ki Hwang Hoo (Kim Hye Ri), herself was from Koryo but she resents her motherland for her parents sold her to the Mongols. There, she appealed to the Mongolian King, had his son, killed the original Queen, and took her spot. The Mongolian King listens to everything she says so technically, she rules Mongolia as well as Koryo. Mongolia has two kings. One is the head king- Ki Hwang Hoo's husband, and the other is just a king. The head king's son, Kulan Taeja, and the king's daughter, Nokuk Gongju (Suh Ji Hye), were supposed to marry, but Ki Hwang Hoo realized that if the two married, then they will have great power, later suppressing her son's chance of becoming king. Therefore, she abolishes Kulan Taeja from the kingdom and makes Nokuk Gongju marry Kong Min Wang. Nokuk Gongju only agrees to marry Kong Min Wang if he is made King of Koryo. Ki Hwang Hoo promises to make him king, and the two get married. Coming to Koryo, Nokuk Gongju is faced with many hardships for the previous kings had married Mongolian Princesses so they can maintain their kingship (for the Mongolians ruled Koryo). Therefore, previously, many feared the Mongolian Princesses more than they did the king. Because of this, the people of Koryo expect the same out of her. However, she is different and she grows to truly love her husband, Kong Min Wang, and Koryo. She helps set the country in order. Shin Don (Son Chang Min) later becomes the chief advisor of the Kong Min Wang and Nokuk Gongju. The story is also about how the Kong Min Wang grows to love Nokuk Gongju for he did not like her for she was the Princess of Mongolia and he wanted Koryo to be free.

---it's my first time making an official drama thread so please bear with me!

anyways! i was so sad because i thought nobody watched this drama!... but then to my surprise, i come in to check this thread and tada... there's a few replies!! hooray!... anyways, i just found out this drama is supposed to be 59 episodes... but they might make it 61........ why is it odd numbered? o_O...

anyways... i think suh ji hye is really pretty... she's a great actress too...considering that she's quite new... (did you guys know she was in all-in??)

Epic dramas are actually very beautiful dramas and their costumes are so beautiful but they are way too long and also no subs done so those who do not understand Korean finds it most difficult to understand as too dialogue intensive and that is why most foreigners shy away from it. Just like The Sea God (or something like that) it's a beautiful drama. Early stages of the drama when they are young one can understand what's roughly going on but once they grew up and plot thickens and they are long dialogues on planning etc that's where we are lost.

Shin Don sounds a nice drama too. I dont mind watching though I dont understand korean if it is not too much dialogue. Where can I dl them and are there any good samaritans who can sub this drama. thanks

I watch this and love it.... been downloading the HQ(700MB), but takes too long.... so i get the LQ version from koreanair clubbox(private clubbox) but past several weeks been coming out few days after air(TOO LONG)... and i dont want to download 700MB(@50k takes forever)

Anyway... anyone know of some else with LQ version that comes out fairly quickly?